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Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Those of you who follow this weblog regularly will already know that my aim is to honour and remember the generation whose lives were changed for ever by the War to end all Wars - 1914 - 1918.

To this end, I seek to include poets from all corners of the world. Some of the poems may not be technically 'war poems' - but there are many other works that cover those. This project is a little different. If anyone can help by telling me where I can find examples of Rosario's work that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Rosario Maria Gutierrez Eskildsen was born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico on 16th April 1899. Her Father was Spanish and her Mother of Danish origin.

After studying in Mexico, Rosario became a teacher. She never married but adopted a young teacher who had been orphaned. Rosario died in Mexico City in 1979.

She is remembered in the region of her birth as a great poet and a school has been built bearing her name.

Between 1910 and 1920, Mexico went through a period of political unrest. Mexico's natural resources of oil and minerals were in demand during WW1 and Germany proposed an alliance via 'The Zimmermann Telegram' - a diplomatic proposal for Mexico to join the Central Powers which Mexico rejected.

Original War Poems By Lucy London

About Me

"Poems are made by fools like me..." Joyce Kilmer "Trees and Other Poems, 1914. Lucy London is a poet. Having trained as a French/English shorthand secretary and worked in London in the media and PR, she worked for some years on the Continent of Europe. In 1998 she studied at the University of Central Lancashire and in 2001 graduated with a BA (Hons). Forgotten Poets is the latest addition to her WW1 commemorative exhibition project.